The Day in Rock 7/6

1964 – The Beatles first film, “ A Hard Days Night” has a Royal premiere at the London Pavilion, and is later nominated for two Academy Awards.

1965 – The Jefferson Airplane from in the Haight Ashbury district in San Francisco. Original singer Signe Anderson quickly quits the band and is permanently replaced by Grace Slick in 1966

1967 – Brian Jones is hospitalized for strain and fatique.

1969 – Mick Jagger starts work on his first feature film, the title role in Ned Kelly

1973 – “ Keep Yourself Alive” is released as the first single from Queen.

1974 – Bad Company, their debut album is released under the Swan Song label owned by Led Zeppelin. It’s fist single “Can’t get enough” soon tops the American charts.

1980 – Thirty six are arrested at a Ted Nugent concert in Hollywood Fla., for pot smoking, bottle throwing and other offences.

GOLD RECORDS
1972 – Simon & Garfunkel for their Greatest Hits Album and to Paul McCartney for his single “My Love”
BIRTHDAYS
Gene Chandler Chicago, 1937. Best known for “ Duke of Earl”
Bill Haley, born William Clifton Haley , in Highland Park Michigan, 1925.